Delaware becomes 11th state to allow gay marriage

Delaware will soon become the 11th state to recognize gay marriage.Gov. Jack Markell plans to sign a bill legalizing same-sex marriage which was approved early Tuesday evening by the state Senate.The change means gay marriage will be legal in all six New England states – Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island -plus parts of the mid-Atlantic – Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia – and Iowa, New York and Washington state. All told, 51.5 million Americans …